After a site visit and discussion among the experts of the Patent Office, Mr. Ross concluded: "We congratulate you on the fact that your television installation has received live footage, an achievement that surpasses the geometric transmission devices of Nipkov and Roxing. Now, Dr. Lee, please hold your TV receiver and stand here, thank you. ”

"Okay, I'd love to do that."

Li Kangping picked up the metal box of the receiver and smiled at the camera in the hands of the staff of the patent office.

The camera captures Li Kangping and the key device of his invention of the television, which is a photograph that will go down in the history of science and technology.

After seeing off the experts from the patent office, an atmosphere of joy filled the Zeus laboratory.

"They took a picture of Dr. Li, and the patent office will definitely approve our TV patent!" Theodore said cheerfully.

"Amazing invention, truly remarkable." Alex made an objective assessment, he said: "The biggest difference between TV and movies is that TV can be broadcast live. Do you know what is the most listened to radio program? It is a live radio broadcast of boxing and baseball games. If a boxing or baseball game is broadcast live in the form of a screen...... Oh, it's exciting to think about! ”

Theodore said, "Alex, I don't think our TV can show the movement of baseball clearly. Of course, I hope I can do it in the future, but it's hard now. ”

"It's a systems project, it's not just about improving the camera and projection of the TV installation, it's about the entire transmission system, wireless or wired. Maybe we need more money and engineers to build the system. Alex said expectantly.

"My dear, I must say sorry, because we can't come up with enough money to build the system, and we can't recruit enough good engineers in the short term." Li Kangping said regretfully, "We all know that it only takes three people and two or three thousand dollars to make an invention, and to transform the invention into a popular commodity that has entered thousands of households--- such as our TV, I am afraid that it will take a technical elite team of 300 people and an investment of 20 or 30 million US dollars, as well as the support of 'big shots' and 'big groups'." Obviously, this is not something that a small company like ours can do. ”

"So we're just doing patent development?" Alex asked.

"So far, yes." Li Kangping nodded and said, "If you revisit Nikola Tesla's experience, you will understand what I mean better." In any case, we are a world leader in the development of TV patents. I'm going to plan the strategic level, but what you're going to do is to raise the quality of our TV to the highest standard we can achieve at the current level of technology, at the tactical level. ”

"Competitors are everywhere, and while we have applied for patents, they can use clever 'little tricks' to imitate our patents and even improve our patents. Litigation is a troublesome thing, there may be this phenomenon, we have finished the lawsuit, more than ten years have passed, and our patent protection has expired. So, gentlemen, be sure to keep it a secret. Tell me, you'll do it, won't you? ”

Li Kangping has repeatedly emphasized the principle of confidentiality, but absolute secrecy seems to be difficult to achieve.

"I would like to invite APS and AAAS members to our lab to see the TV installation, and I would like to do a public demonstration in the most trafficked mall in New York. Our TV achievements cannot be kept secret, not only can not be kept secret, but we must also comprehensively and selflessly display the TV results. When I say confidentiality, I mean the confidentiality of design and manufacturing, and to be more specific, the confidentiality of design drawings and processing and manufacturing drawings. As well as here. Li Kangping pointed to his temples and said solemnly.

Theodore raised his palm and said seriously: "I swear in the name of God that I will keep all the secrets of Zeus's laboratory. ”

Alex raised three fingers and said solemnly: "Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit testify, I will never betray any secrets of Zeus's laboratory. ”

Devout believers had sworn an oath, so Li Kangping could fully trust them.

Next, the technical improvement work of the TV installation was mainly followed by Theodore and Alex.

Li Kangping's task is to write letters, make phone calls, and arrange public performances.

In the U.S. academic community, most of the academic colleagues Li Kangping knows are members of APS, and most of these colleagues are scholars in the field of academic research.

In the field of application, Li Kangping knows very few experts and scholars.

Li Kangping called: "Hello, I'm Dr. K.P. Lee, is Professor Michael Putin here?" ”

The female secretary politely said, "Dr. Li, please wait." ”

After a while, Professor Pupin said on the phone, "Hey, Dr. Lee, it's a pleasure to get your call. ”

"Professor, my lab has invented a TV, a TV that can transmit real people, and I want to invite you to visit my lab, I wonder if I have this honor?"

"Wait, you're passing on a lot of information, let me digest it for a while, old fellow. Lee, you said you opened a lab, right? ”

"That's right, my lab is called Zeus Labs, in Queens. Edwin knows this, Professor, you can come with Edwin. ”

"I'd like to confirm, Dr. Lee, you said you invented a television that could transmit a live picture? Are you sure it's a real person, not the geometry of Nipkov and Luo Xing? ”

"Professor, you know, since I'm a Ph.D. in physics, I think I can tell the difference between a human face and a square or a triangle."

"I'm curious about the invention of a television device that transmits a real person, and I'm going to bring Edwin to your lab. My secretary will contact you before you come. ”

"Yes, Professor, I look forward to seeing you there. I wish you good health and goodbye. ”

Michael Popin was a liberal arts student when he was a teenager, Michael Popin was devoted to the study of atomic physics in his middle age, and Michael Popin was an outstanding inventor in his middle and old age.

Inventor Michael Putin is mainly engaged in the research and development of telephone communications, and telephones and televisions belong to the telecommunications sector, so Li Kangping invited Michael Popping to Zeus Laboratory to guide the work.

Michael Popping is a member of APS, and Kangping Lee invited a representative from APS, and the next guest was a representative from AAAS.

Theodore's master's supervisor happens to be a member of AAAS, and the Columbia professor is an expert in the field of Nipkov disc research.

So Li Kangping wrote an invitation letter and entrusted Theodore to send it to his mentor.

The exchange of colleagues in the scientific community is planned to be arranged in the Zeus Laboratory, which is a small-scale scientific exchange.

Television installations are commercial activities of a scientific nature, and the target audience of popular science is the general public of New York City.

It is much more troublesome to organize a performance than to invite a few scientists to the laboratory, but fortunately, Li Kangping has his own business team, and the business activities with a popular science nature should be handed over to the business team of the company's headquarters to operate.